Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Apr 29, 1986 40 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $1,000,000 / $6,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 77512
THE KIESEL CO
St Louis, MO · MC 188735, MC 51104
Based in St Louis, Missouri, THE KIESEL CO (USDOT 77512, MC 188735) reports 57 power units and 10 drivers hauling general freight, and machinery and large objects. Inspectors identified 19 different power units by VIN in two years; it reports 57. It is registered as a hazmat carrier; 29 inspections involved a placarded load.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive2 active · since Apr 1986
Insurance6 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryJan 04, 2010
Power units57as reported
Drivers10as reported
Inspections35latest Jul 14, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 77512 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | THE KIESEL CO |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 188735, MC 51104 |
| Reported physical address | 4801 FYLER AVE, ST LOUIS, MO, 63116, US |
| Reported business phone | (314) 351-5500 |
| Reported power units | 57 |
| Reported drivers | 10 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Patricia Sutherlin, Lorraine Kiesel |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Shipper |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Dec 22, 2009 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Jan 04, 2010 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
THE KIESEL CO reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
Fleet changes CarrierTrail observed
- First recorded: 35 power units · 12 drivers
- Power units 35 → 57 +22Drivers 12 → 10 −2
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
35 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 2 states. Inspected in 13 of 25 months; busiest Oct 2024 with 14.
| Inspections | 35 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 4.8% (1 of 21) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 5.9% (2 of 34) |
| Violations | 18 across 8 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 3 |
| Crashes | 1 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 1 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 1 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 29 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
177801HMHCNPHM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain11783456HMPHM (Packaging) - DOT 406/407/412 supports and anchoring requirements.139111B4Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or13922SLLFCState/Local Laws - Following too closely13922SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported St. Louis record
THE KIESEL CO reports 57 power units. The St. Louis, Missouri directory contains 8,349 census records, of which 6,748 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
THE KIESEL CO reports PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 7 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Machinery and large objects
- Liquids and gases
- Garbage and refuse
- Chemicals
- Dry bulk commodities
- Other: OIL
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1,601 | 19.2% |
| 1 | 4,033 | 48.3% |
| 2–5 | 1,865 | 22.3% |
| 6–20 | 605 | 7.2% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 192 | 2.3% |
| Over 100 | 53 | 0.6% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Oct 12, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
Oct 15, 2026 16:51 UTC · changed
- Legal name
THE KIESEL COMPANYTHE KIESEL CO
Oct 14, 2026 14:55 UTC · changed
- Power units
3557 - Drivers
1210 - MCS-150 date
2026021720261012 - Interstate drivers within 100 miles
108 - Interstate drivers
1210 - CDL drivers
1210
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Not in the history file
- BIPD required / on file
- $1,000,000 / $6,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC188735 | XL Specialty insurance Co | $5,000,000 | Dec 23, 2023 | BMC-91X | UEC0005904 |
| MC188735 | Greenwich Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | Dec 23, 2023 | BMC-91X | AEC0005124 |
| MC51104 | Greenwich Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | Dec 23, 2023 | BMC-91X | AEC0005124 |
| MC51104 | XL Specialty insurance Co | $5,000,000 | Dec 23, 2023 | BMC-91X | UEC0005904 |
| MC188735 | Greenwich Insurance Company | $5,000 | Dec 01, 2023 | BMC-34 | IEC0017470 |
| MC51104 | Greenwich Insurance Company | $5,000 | Dec 01, 2023 | BMC-34 | IEC0017470 |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- National Resident Agent Services, Inc.West Chester, PA · MC51104
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against THE KIESEL CO’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC188735 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- ReinstatedMC51104 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
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